Sánchez Martínez, the referee who allows Vinicius’ protests and who persecuted Fekir until he expelled him

And in that high-intensity match at the Santiago Bernabéu, Sánchez Martínez allowed the repeated protests of Vinicius. «You always the same, you all the parties! Always the same! You’re always the same, you’re always the same!, the Brazilian player said very indignantly to the referee. The attacker had already received a yellow for a challenge on Pedri but he did not stop protesting in the final stretch of the match with the duel already decided by the Barça victory but he received the understanding of Sánchez Martínez, who did not dare to show him the second yellow.

However, at Benito Villamarín he was able in the 2020-21 season to expel Fekir for much less and that remained in the bitter memory of Betis fans every time the Murcian referee was named. And in that match Fekir made a foul on Lenglet for which Sánchez Martínez decided that he should see the yellow card and since he was not satisfied with the decision, Fekir left the area and he simply raised his arm while his back was turned to the referee but that served to make him chase him defiantly and show him the second yellow. All in the same minute.

That circumstance left Betis depleted of its best player, who was playing an excellent game and that helped Barcelona win since the match was 2-2 and in the final stretch Trincao scored the final 2-3.

Furthermore, Sánchez Martínez also Fekir was expelled again for his action with Papu Gómezwho later coldly acknowledged that he had done his part to exaggerate the play, in the derby of the 2022-23 season that ended in Heliópolis with 1-1 and with the expulsions of Montiel, Borja Iglesias and the aforementioned Frenchman.

Sánchez Martínez has a balance with Betis of 23 refereed league matches in which the green and white team won nine times, lost another nine and tied five.